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· Laura Dang
Baby Koala Clings to Unconscious Mother in Surgery After Car Accident
A 6-month-old baby koala named Phantom clung to his mother during her life-saving surgery after she was hit by a car on Warrego Highway in Australia. Lizzy, the mother koala, suffered severe injuries including facial trauma and a collapsed lung. Neither of the two had broken…
· Riley Schatzle
Veteran Entrepreneur Reveals the Single Greatest Factor to a Startup’s Success
Successful entrepreneur Bill Gross argues that out of five essential elements that make a startup successful, timing is, by far, the most important.
· Augustine Reyes Chan
Undercover Lap Dance Probe Leads to Ruling that Only Pole Dances Are Tax-Exempt
Pole dancing is just as much a legitimate form of artistic expression as opera and theater. So said a New York tax law judge who ruled last Friday that the pole dancing done at Albany-based strip club Nite Moves is tax-exempt because it’s an art form, while the club’s private…
· Augustine Reyes Chan
New Controversial Startup Service Lets You Ask a Black Person Anything
How long does it take for a black woman to straighten her hair? Why are so many black people good at sports? And what do most prefer to be called, African American or black? If you’ve ever wondered such questions but were too afraid to ask because you didn’t want to be offensive…
· Editorial Staff
How This Entrepreneur’s Startup Made $9.5 Million Before He Turned 20
Dan Fleyshman was already hustling to make money at just 4 years old. Back then, his parents owned three Levi’s stores and would sell the jeans at a swap meet in Long Beach during the weekends. Fleyshman would set up a stand right next to his parents’ to sell and trade baseball…
· Laura Dang
How These Bomb-Sniffing Rats Save Thousands of Lives Around the World
Trained bomb-sniffing rats may well be the heroes of the future who will save the lives of thousands of people all over the world. APOPO, a Belgian NGO, is researching, developing and training rats to detect landmines. The HeroRats, as they are called, are able to quickly and…
· Augustine Reyes Chan
Hero Pilot Throws Pizza Party for Passengers After Flight Gets Stranded
Yesterday, a Delta flight scheduled to fly from Philadelphia to Atlanta was diverted to Knoxville after torrential rains in Georgia prevented the aircraft from landing, stranding passengers on the tarmac in Tennessee for hours. How did the pilot appease the disgruntled and…
· Max Chang
Cutest, Richest Husky Ever Wears Two Apple Watches Because He Can
The newly released Apple Watch is selling so fast that the company is struggling to produce enough to meet demand. While us peasants are patiently saving up to get the watch, there’s a Husky wearing not one, but two of them on his paws. The dog belongs to Wang Sicong, the son of…
· Sebastian Dillon
Fugitive Gangster Turned Model and Rap Champion Arrested in Sexy Photoshoot Sting
This is the story of a gangster slash fugitive slash male model slash rap battle champion who was, in his own eyes, the most baller underground hustler there is — until he got arrested in the most un-ballerest of ways: the old luxury-swim-trunks-with-sexy-models-photoshoot…
· Jacob Wagner
Study Shows the Visibly Dramatic Difference Between Six and Eight Hours of Sleep
A full night’s rest is often thought of as a luxury in today’s busy times. According to a recent report from Gallup, 42% of Americans get less than seven hours of sleep per night. Although the potential health consequences of not getting the recommended eight hours of sleep a…
· Max Chang
Alibaba is Getting Sued For Allegedly Letting Users Sell Fake Luxury Products
A group of luxury brands have filed a lawsuit against Alibaba for allowing users to sell counterfeit products on their site. The lawsuit was filed in Manhattan federal court by Kering, a holdings company that counts Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Brioni and Gucci among its owned…
· Waylae Gregoire
The Most Embarrassing Silicon Valley Startup is Sinking Faster Than The Titanic
Lucas Duplan, top contender for the worst young entrepreneur of Silicon Valley three years running, might as well hang a black flag above Clinkle’s offices to signify that his failing payment app company does indeed have the black plague. Today, seven employees decided to jump…
· Sebastian Dillon
This Japanese Service ‘Helps’ 30-Year-Old Women Lose Their Virginity
Apparently, Japan has a virgin problem. There are just too many women who remain virgins into their 30s, and it’s starting to become a real crisis.
· Augustine Reyes Chan
A Real-Life Los Pollos Hermanos from ‘Breaking Bad’ May Be Coming Soon
If you’ve ever wished you could visit “Breaking Bad’s” Los Pollos Hermanos restaurant in real life, your wish just might be coming true.
· Sebastian Dillon
How Weed Shops Can Make $1 Million a Month
Although I don’t smoke weed and have never been inside a weed shop, I’ve always been interested in the business of cannabis. So on 4/20, when a friend of a friend invited me to his medical marijuana dispensary in Los Angeles, I jumped at the opportunity to, uh … research. As…
· Max Chang
How Elon Musk Almost Sold Tesla to Google’s Larry Page for $11 Billion
In 2013, billionaire Elon Musk’s electric-car company, Tesla Motors, was only weeks away from becoming Google Motors, or whatever other name Google co-founder Larry Page would have dreamt up.
· Tai Lopez
This is the Mentality You Need to Be as Rich as Billionaire Richard Branson
Why did Richard Branson, Leonardo DaVinci and Mozart achieve 10,000 times more than us mere mortals? Peter Drucker says it’s because they were masters at self-management. Editor’s note: This post is sponsored by Tai Lopez
· Jacob Wagner
Chinese Segway Knock-off Company Buys Out Real Segway Company
Chinese startup Ninebot, a transportation robotics firm, has bought out Segway Inc., the American maker of the world’s most recognizable mall-cop scooter, for an undisclosed amount of money.
· Melinda Sherrill
10 of the Highest Paying Jobs That Don’t Require a College Degree
College isn’t suited for everyone, so it’s a good thing that bachelor’s degrees aren’t a prerequisite for success. Vocational schools — institutions that teach and provide certification for trades — are well adapted for potential laborers and workers who enjoy working with their…
· Editorial Staff
Female Student Escapes Uber Car After Driver Demanded Money or Sex
Last Friday morning, a female student at the University of Michigan reported to university police that her Uber driver “demanded money or a sex act” before she was able to leave.
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